By Edmond Ortiz
The Texas Department of Transportation remains busy on the Interstate 35 expansion project, opening one new ramp near while keeping a key entrance ramp closed nearer to downtown.
Elsewhere, TxDOT is briefly closing a freeway closure in west Bexar County, and San Antonio Public Works is overseeing street upgrades in two neighborhoods on the North and South sides.
East Side
As part of the Interstate 35 expansion program, the Texas Department of Transportation will open the newly built southbound Loop 410 frontage road overpass ramp over Farm Road 78/Old Sequin Road on June 5.
Motorists on the southbound 410 frontage road will get to use the new overpass ramp to bypass FM 78/Old Seguin Road.
Additionally, work crews are closing the northbound I-35 exit ramp at Splashtown Drive from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. daily now through June 8.
Motorists here should continue on northbound I-35, then use the next exit ramp at Binz-Engleman Road to access the northbound I-35 frontage road.
Construction crews are also keeping the northbound I-35 entrance ramp at North New Braunfels Avenue closed now through 5 a.m. June 12.
South Side
The city of San Antonio is launching a project June 15 to improve South Zarzamora Street from West Southcross Boulevard to West Mayfield Boulevard.
City representatives said the month-long project will primarily include removal of the deteriorating road surface, and application of a new layer of asphalt.
Near Balcones Heights
San Antonio is rehabilitating portions of Barbet and Future drives in the Dellview neighborhood just east of Balcones Heights.
According to city representatives, Barbet between Wayside and Beryl Drives, and Future between Dewhurst and Panda drives are both currently closed now through mid-July.
Far West Side
Project workers are closing a segment of the Loop 1604/U.S. 90 interchange from 9 a.m. June 6 until 5 a.m. June 8 to allow crews to finish work related to the construction of a new flyover ramp.
Specifically, the southbound Loop 1604 flyover ramp to eastbound U.S. 90 will be closed over the weekend. Traffic will continue on the mainlanes to the U.S. 90 intersection and use the frontage road to enter eastbound mainlanes of 90. This is part of the ongoing effort to expand to improve the federal highway westward through Texas 211.
